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As Ilan sorts out the next version of Drupal, I am putting together two new sections for the site: 1. Muslim Comedy and Humor, and 2. Your Typical Muslim. "Your Typical Muslim" will highlight Muslims that everyone should know. Ludicrously cool Muslims. In other words, your typical Muslim.

Meet Mahdi Tourage! Scholar of Islamic Studies at Colgate University. He Rides with the Mala'ika al-Janna, is a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, and is the devoted father of Layla, Thalis, and Janos, husband of Sonja, and granddaddy to little Layla's cat Pishee.

On Eid al-Shukr, We thank God for the nourishment he has provided us and also thank God for the strength to act against injustice with our hands, our voices, and through prayer.

As a community, I suggest we work with Native Americans to ban racist Sports Mascots. Through grass roots activism, Native American groups were able to persuade the NCAA to ban the use of racist mascots and team names. Their activism provides an admonishment to us and a good example.

I received this public statement from my friend El-Farouk Khaki. He asked for it to be distributed widely. El-Farouk and the signatories below resigned from the the Muslim Canadian Congress. The MCC had become alienated from the broader community through the actions and attitudes of some of its most public members. The resignees have reformed a new group that is in line with their original intentions to enage and be in welcoming dialogue with the whole of the Muslim community. The Canadian Muslim Union.